HB3508enr 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3508 Enrolled LRB103 30961 CPF 57541 b

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The PFAS Reduction Act is amended by adding Section 40 as follows:

(415 ILCS 170/40 new)

Sec. 40. PFAS disposal program. The Agency shall establish a take-back program for fire departments that use and store firefighting foam containing PFAS. Fire departments that participated in the most recent survey described in Section 25 shall be eligible to participate in the program, but participation in the program shall not be required. The program shall provide funding and resources to ensure the proper disposal or destruction of firefighting foam containing PFAS. The program shall continue for a period of 5 years or until the Office of the State Fire Marshal finds that no firefighting foam containing PFAS is reported in the survey described in Section 25. This program is subject to appropriation.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.